posted by admin on May 2
I am inquiring to see how mainland Houstonians traveled to Galveston prior to the Causeway being built. What were the routes to get to the island and the locations of the routes.
Also, if the causeway cannot be used, how would people get to Houston? Are there any other routes to get off or on the island other than the causeway.
The current ferry is at Port Boliver and it takes you to the area of Boliver Peninsula which then takes you to I10 and to go back to Houston, its and additional 90miles out of your way.
I need to know coming from Houston all routes in the past and current you can take to get to the island from Houston by not crossing the causeway bridge which is I45s
The next best way to get to Houston is over the toll bridge at the west end of galveston island and then to Freeport Texas, and up 288 into Houston. This is a longer drive than the causeway, but shorter than using the Bolivar Ferry.
There has been a causeway since about the 1850′s except for a few years when it was damaged by Hurricanes. The original causeway was just a wooden railroad trestle, The railroad was the way people and freight traveled to Houston in the early days. Prior to that people just used ferries, Ferries were also used if the railroad was damaged.
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:35 am
There were ferry boats and ranchers used to swim their cattle across the bay to market.
There is a bridge on the west side of the island. there is a ferry on the east side.
Houston did not become a great city until after the 1910 Galveston hurricane and the development of the oil industry. Prior to the hurricane Galveston was the largest city west of the Mississippi except San Francisco.
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Been there several times.
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:59 am
The next best way to get to Houston is over the toll bridge at the west end of galveston island and then to Freeport Texas, and up 288 into Houston. This is a longer drive than the causeway, but shorter than using the Bolivar Ferry.
There has been a causeway since about the 1850′s except for a few years when it was damaged by Hurricanes. The original causeway was just a wooden railroad trestle, The railroad was the way people and freight traveled to Houston in the early days. Prior to that people just used ferries, Ferries were also used if the railroad was damaged.
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